Pharmaceutical

Nation's Total Number of Prescription Drug Deaths Surpass Auto Accidents Fatalities

Published in RT  |  September 22, 2011 Drug abuse is now responsible for killing…

Medical Cannabis Helps Opiate Detox in Cancer Patient

After miraculously getting pregnant, a tumor that has now become 85 pounds was supposed…

Cannabis-Based Drug Gets Green Light Worldwide

By Andy Coghlan |  Published in New Scientist Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has elevated…

Marijuana not as dangerous as most legal drugs

By Jillian Aramowicz |  Published in Kansas State Collegian I sat on my couch…

Medical Marijuana Stiff Competition For Viagra

Medical Marijuana Stiff Competition For Viagra By Ryan Grim |  Published in Huffingtonpost The…

Cannabis drug gets green light for six new EU countries

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: UK officials have been hesitant to prescribe the…

From Sicko to Medical Marijuana, Big Pharma On the Offensive

The medical cannabis community has a target on their backs, and the first shots fired in Colorado are aimed at one Denver-based doctor who supposedly gave recommendations to police offices (who I image get sick also and require medicine), as well as for a pregnant woman who was looking out for the best interest of her child and herself by avoiding opiate-based drugs other doctors would prescribe.

Medical Marijuana — Necessity Rather Than An Option

Globally accepted by the medical fraternity as an option to cure those who are suffering from certain chronic ailments, marijuana has become a necessity and for some people is the only effective treatment available.

However Medical Marijuana is available in your market for purchase, it is essential for a patient to have a Medical Marijuana card in order to purchase your medicine, if you are unable to grow your own (lack of knowledge, space, etc).  Most states that have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medical use have some type of registration program and require patients and caregivers to obtain a medical marijuana card.

Pharmacy Board Unanimously OKs Medical Marijuana Plan

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy voted 6-0 to propose legislation that would reclassify cannabis making it easier to legalize the drug for medical purposes.

Under the proposed bill the board approved Wednesday, lawmakers would erase the Schedule I language and simply define marijuana as a Schedule II drug. The bill would also remove a clause in the Iowa Code saying marijuana is a Schedule II drug “when used for medicinal purposes pursuant to rules of the board of pharmacy examiners.”

Marla James - how medical marijuana helped her create a better quality of life

Marla James Marla James discusses what it was like to be addicted to oxycontin…

GW Announces UK Launch of World’s First Prescription Cannabis Medicine

Sativex®, available as a prescription only medicine, was developed by GW in specific response to calls from people with MS for a prescription cannabis-based medicine. Today’s launch means that MS patients suffering the spasms and cramping associated with spasticity have access to a new treatment option which has been shown to improve their symptoms where current treatments have failed.

Sativex® is manufactured by GW under Home Office licence at an undisclosed location in the UK. The medicine is being marketed in the UK by GW’s UK licensee, Bayer Schering Pharma.